Key Collectors

[Gypsy Heart]

Some of the keys I have found. Who else in the forum collects keys? I have quite a few....but like the skeleton ones the best. Any one who doesnt want theirs can send to me!

 

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[DugHoles]

WOW, thats a lot of keys!!!

GL & HH,

DugHoles

 

[eric in ks]

Wow, that's a great group of skeleton keys. One of those has been on my want to dig list a long time, just hasn't happened yet. WTG and HH, Eric

 

[Boobydoo]

WOW!! all that this year. Dang, you've been busy!
That's an amazing skeleton key collection.

I ahve found a few skeletons (one this year)
but I have hundreds of found keys, old cars keys
house keys, and some skeletons. I have a coat hanger
"key chain and it's full, all the way around.

Thanks for sharing these Gypsy, impressive!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[pgill]

Great bunch of keys you have there Gypsy I also have found a few, but mainly padlock keys, which are not as nice as your keys.

God bless
Peter

 

[Green1]

holy cow crap.... man thats a lot of keys,,,,i have 4 of them and i thought i was doing good,,,,,,, great finds,

 

[River Rat]

Awesome collection, Gypsy

RR

 

[CoinDigger]

WOW . I've never even given it a thought ,that I've never even found one.Now there on my hit list.I just wish keys were dated.Happy Hunting.

 

[Postalrevnant]

Wow Gypsy thats one huge collection of keys.

Postalrevnant

 

[goldencoin]

Awsome keys...i have a collection of all the ones i've found...oldest is from the 50's

HH
-GC

 

[shootist]

Whoa that is a whole lot of keys,and all skeleton,you must have dug at least twice as many regular looking keys. Bet you could come up with some interesting things to make with them during the winter. I was thinking a nice windchime made of them would be pretty cool looking,thanks for sharing :}

 

[The Seeker]

WOW.............Never knew you had so many keys!!! I wonder what each one is for? Hmmmmm!!! lolol Nice collection!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

WOW.............Never knew you had so many keys!!! I wonder what each one is for? Hmmmmm!!! lolol Nice collection!

So now you know why I need your key......Can never have to many......

 

[Cannonman17]

My Dad used to work for a large school system, did all the heating and plumbing and associated duties.. they were going to tear down one of the oldest schools in town that hadn't been used for a LONG time- it had just been used as storage. My Dad had to help clean it out and prepare it for demolition when he wasn't busy working on something. In the basement of this old school was three five gallon buckets FULL of keys. Every kind of key you can think of from combination lock keys to monster sized brass keys that look like they came from a prison. Anyways he asked his boss if he could have them (they were going to get thrown out because they didn't want to spend the time to seperate the different kinds of metal for recycling) and they said yeah, my Dad had to have help to lift each bucket into his truck. He seperated them all into the different kinds of metal and cashed them in at the recycling place! If I would've been the crazy collector that I am now I could have had hundreds of all different antique keys... one of those "wish I would have" stories...I wonder now what they might have been worth.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

My Dad used to work for a large school system, did all the heating and plumbing and associated duties.. they were going to tear down one of the oldest schools in town that hadn't been used for a LONG time- it had just been used as storage. My Dad had to help clean it out and prepare it for demolition when he wasn't busy working on something. In the basement of this old school was three five gallon buckets FULL of keys. Every kind of key you can think of from combination lock keys to monster sized brass keys that look like they came from a prison. Anyways he asked his boss if he could have them (they were going to get thrown out because they didn't want to spend the time to seperate the different kinds of metal for recycling) and they said yeah, my Dad had to have help to lift each bucket into his truck. He seperated them all into the different kinds of metal and cashed them in at the recycling place! If I would've been the crazy collector that I am now I could have had hundreds of all different antique keys... one of those "wish I would have" stories...I wonder now what they might have been worth.

Wah This story is enough to make me cry!

 

[ashleen]

Nice key collection, Gypsy. I, too; have quite a few. Been collecting them for years. Why, you ask? I dunno...just like 'em. Been trying to figure out a neat way to display them, or make something out of them. So far, no inspiration; so they just sit... Maybe this winter....

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Gypsy,

very nice collection, thanks for
posting.

Ashleen,
"just like 'em".

That is the reson to collect, nothing to
do with value. I "just like", my stuff
also.

have a good un..........

 

[ZumbroKid]

I got one key i doubt anyone else has. It is a Catholic church tabernacle key.

 

[Johnny Cache Hunter]

I got a few, these old barrel keys below are my favorites.

 

[Johnny Cache Hunter]

[size=10pt][size=10pt]Keep an eye out for old RR keys [/size] [/size] they go for some good money, particularly when marked with desirable rail lines. They can run the gamet going anywhere from $1 or 2 dollars up to $300 or more.